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Friday, April 23, 2010

Last week I finished up this tutorial for Project Wedding -a flower hair pin made from tulle, chiffon and a tiny cluster of old glass beads. Click over to get the how-to.Cutting the half yard of muted pink chiffon, I was reminded so much of after-school-ballet. Of those enviable and airy wrap around skirts some of the girls wore. For weeks I anticipated the start of those classes, donning ballet slippers daily, wearing holes in them running down the rough asphalt street to the mailbox. The luster sort of vanished in a crowded little dressing room, right off the dance floor, where the hot air of California autumn stagnantly cycled through two awning windows near the ceiling. To my second grade self there and then, nothing seemed worse than an itchy pair of pale pink tights and an ill-fitted leotard in faded black. Needless to say I never became a ballerina, but I came to learn a few things. That life's not always pink satin pointe shoes, smooth and perfect. Not always gathered tulle, fanciful and featherlight. And that true passions, those most loved and cherished, require determination and sustain disappointment.

The pictures are dreamy. They give me fond memories of the days when I was a ballerina. Maybe we were in the same class, your discription sounds like the place I took lessons. I sometimes wanted to quit, but stuck with it until a knee injury took me out at 25. I miss those toe shoes, and girly bits, like you pictured. Thanks for the memories.

I agree whole-heartedly! In fact, when I danced en pointe you cut up the tips of the satin tips a bit to grab the floor and have more friction. I see the irregularities as a way of seeing it all so much more clearly. I wrote on it yesterday. You have such a lovely grouping of treasures in this post. It is sweet and full of precious things. Blessings.

oh goodness. i love seeing projects that people have made like this but it just makes me so jealous! the colors are just perfect and everything looks so soft and light. the flower just makes me smile from ear to ear! this honestly makes me want to go to the store and make one myself. breath taking really. amazing work and cant wait to see what you come up with next. (:

I love these beautiful flower pins! I think I may make a few just for myself!!! I'll put a pin backing on and just attach to a purse or sweater (maybe a plain tank!) Endless beauty! Thank you for posting! This pink is my favorite!!!

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